IfG.CC -
Institute for eGovernment

Seit heute, Donnerstag, hat jeder Finne das Recht auf einen Breitbandzugang mit einer Mindestübertragungsrate von einem Megabit pro Sekunde (Mbps). Damit ist Finnland weltweit das erste Land, das den Breitbandanschluss zum fundamentalen Grundrecht für jeden Bürger gemacht hat (pressetext berichtete). Zwar verfolgt auch Brüssel Ausbaupläne, um ein schnelleres Web mit einem verbesserten Zugang zu Breitbandanschlüssen verfügbar zu machen. Die Ziele der Finnen sind jedoch noch wesentlich höher gesteckt als die der Staatengemeinschaft.

Ab Stichtag 1. Juli 2010 wird ein Internetzugang mit einer Datenübertragungsrate von mindestens 1 MBit/s Downstream in Finnland ein Bürgerrecht. Das Ministerium für Transport und Kommunikation hatte das Gesetz im Oktober 2009 auf den Weg gebracht. Zu der Zeit hatten bereits 96 Prozent der Finnen einen Internetanschluss. Das Gesetz bedeutet, dass Internetanbieter allen Haushalten einen Breitbandzugang mit mindestens 1 MBit/s zur Verfügung stellen müssen.

Der Chef der finnischen Polizei hat sich für die systematische Erfassung und Speicherung der Fingerabdrücke aller Finnen ausgesprochen. Polizeichef Mikko Paatero sagte diese Woche in einem Interview mit der Tageszeitung "Aamulehti", ein derartiges Register wäre bei Ermittlungen und bei der Vorbeugung schwerer Verbrechen "ein vorzügliches Werkzeug".

Taltioni, an innovative system that provides electronic self-care services for the population of Finland, has launched its first services to the public. Taltioni is also a database that enables all Finns to store, access and share electronic information related to their health and well-being, which is accessible from different devices and user interfaces.

It hasn’t been long since we offered the Dutch government a blockchain based solution for the border control issue, as we believe that introducing real world use cases is the way towards mainstream adoption of blockchain technology.

In March 2018, Essentia attended four meetings with representatives of the Finnish MTK organization, discussing possible ways of utilizing the Essentia framework.

'It is excellent to see that we now have a comprehensive compilation of the usage of ICT in both central and local government for the first time. In the public sector, annual expenditure for ICT totals close to EUR 2 billion, so from the viewpoint of society it is well worth putting it to best use', Virkkunen commented.

With Indonesia pushing ahead with an ambitious smart cities program, we look at the role Finland can play in guiding the Southeast Asian nation throughout the lifespan of its transformative initiative. The article also explores the opportunities emerging for Finnish businesses.

The Indonesian government has been wooing partners for its nationwide smart cities program – an ambitious digitization program bringing together multiple parts of the state apparatus and copious private sector partners. The President’s vision of turning Indonesia into a “smart nation” will be actualized by the country’s Smart City Master Plan, which despite being nearly a decade old, is still in its infancy. The smart city concept has been implemented in countries around the world and is touted as the solution for various urban problems, including connectivity, pollution, housing, traffic, water quality, etc.

Earlier this week Team Finland in Jakarta visited the city of Bogor to discuss the Smart City cooperation between Indonesian and Finnish Cities.

According to the Embassy of Finland in Indonesia, Finland is one of the leading European countries in developing Smart Cities, keen to share its experiences and knowledge of our Smart City concept and initiative.

Users’ feedback initiated the update of the portal when it was pointed out some elements and headings that were similar to each other (eServices/My eServices/Citizen’s account) and would therefore create confusion. The purpose of these changes was to make it easier for the users to find the services they need and eventually make Suomi.fi a more user-friendly portal.

The Nusantara Capital City Authority (OIKN) collaborates with Finland's Smart City Innovation Cluster (SCIC) to make Indonesia's new capital Nusantara in East Kalimantan become a smart and happy city.

"We are very open to the participation of various parties from both inside and outside Indonesia," Deputy for Green and Digital Transformation of OIKN Mohammed Ali Berawi said.

Interview with Anna-Maija Karjalainen, Director General of Public Sector ICT, Ministry of Finance. In a government office in Finland, 28 employees are working alongside 18 robots to trial a new way of working. Finland is one of the world’s most advanced govtech nations, ranking sixth in the 2018 United Nation e-government survey. “We have allocated for this year 10 million Euros to encourage government agencies to use robotics, analysis or AI in daily functions,” Anna-Maija Karjalainen, Director General of Public Sector ICT at the Ministry of Finance, tells GovInsider.

Of paramount importance here is that the Finnish government did not merely raise broadband Internet access as a policy goal, but instead designated it "a citizens' right." Even among fundamental human rights such as the right to existence, the right to freedom, and the right to own property -- considered "natural rights," social rights guaranteed by the state to spare its citizens of deficiencies or suppression, including the right to life, the right to an education, basic labor rights, and the right to work are a relatively new notion within the realm of human rights. Because of when they emerged, they are sometimes called 20th century rights.

The project tests mobile TV services and consumer experiences, as well as the underlying technology, with 500 users in the Helsinki capital region. The partners in the project are Digita, Elisa, MTV, Nelonen, Nokia, Sonera and YLE (The Finnish Broadcasting Company).

Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center Deputy Executive Director and Assistant Secretary Eleazar E. Ricote served as a resource speaker at the workshop on “Exploring Strategic Collaboration Between Finland and the Philippines Through Smart Technologies in Smart City & Infrastructure” on October 24, 2024, at the Fairmont Hotel, Makati City. This workshop brought together stakeholders from both countries to discuss collaborative opportunities in infrastructure development, focusing on transportation and mobility advancements in the Philippines.

In his opening remarks, Asec. Ricote highlighted the role of PPPs in attaining the country’s developmental goals. He stressed the enactment of Republic Act No. 11966, or the PPP Code of the Philippines, as one of the main drivers of the Philippine government to expedite infrastructure development and economic growth in the country.

Concurrently, A*STAR kick-started its trial in Singapore on the monitoring of sleep pattern of senior patients and gathered results for deeper analysis by physicians.

The deal, signed by SA's communications minister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri and Finland's minister counsellor Marjaana Sall, in Pretoria yesterday, is in support of the SA Provincial Information Society Strategy programme.

The initiative aims to accelerate social and economic development through ICT, says the Department of Communications.